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How should a minor heat burn of the eye be treated?

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How should a minor heat burn of the eye be treated?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Basic first aid for eye burns and eye injuries • When to use irrigation with clean water or saline on the eye • Treatments that should never be placed directly in the eye without medical direction

💭 Think About

• Think about what treatment is safest for the surface of the eye and least likely to cause additional damage. • Which options might increase heat or trap heat in the eye, and which might remove the heat source? • Which choices introduce substances into the eye that are not standard first-aid practice at sea?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which option provides cooling and gentle removal of the heat source from the eye. • Eliminate any option that would add heat or pressure to the injured eye. • Eliminate any option that involves putting non‑medical substances or oils directly into the eye without medical orders.

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Question 1 of 20

How should a minor heat burn of the eye be treated?

Gently flooding with water

Warming the eye with moist warm packs

Mineral oil drops directly on the eye

Laying the person flat on his back

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